Volunteering

Strengthening community and family partnerships is one of the Madison Metropolitan School District's key strategic priorities. The district welcomes community involvement in its schools and partnership programs, and encourages interested individuals to explore the range of options available (see examples below). Thank you for exploring volunteer opportunities with the Madison school district. We appreciate your interest in supporting Madison's students, and look forward to working with you in the near future.

Madison Metropolitan School District has a vision for all students – that they will not only graduate, but graduate with the skills and abilities to be successful in college, career and community. MMSD actively collaborates with Madison's community to meet common goals and accomplish together what one organization cannot do alone. Madison schools welcome family and community volunteers to reinforce ties between the home, the larger community, and the school.

Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and Madison School Community Recreation (MSCR) are using an automated volunteer management program called Volunteer Tracker to manage family and community volunteers.

When you become a volunteer, your work takes on special significance -- though you are not part of the staff, you do share the same responsibilities of keeping students safe. School volunteers may be parents or community members. Volunteers can be utilized in a variety of situations in schools, ranging from one time only events to monthly, weekly or daily commitments. They may provide tutorial help, monitor lunchrooms, assist in the libraries, lunchrooms or playgrounds.

Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and Madison School Community Recreation (MSCR) are using an automated volunteer management program called Volunteer Tracker where you will be able to select schools where you wish to serve and identify activities that you would like to participate in when volunteering. Also, using the Log My Time feature in Volunteer Tracker, you will be amazed at the number of hours that you contribute to schools. Register today in the MMSD/MSCR Volunteer Tracker program!

MMSD/MSCR’s goals for utilizing Volunteer Tracker

Support school’s work in keeping students safe by providing an up to date list of volunteers and their background status

Provide guidance on when a background check is needed based on the work a volunteer will be doing

Provide clear, transparent communication between the schools, HR and the volunteers

Save time in processing and managing volunteers

Features

No more paperwork - Online Registration and background check

Levels determined on Volunteer Tracker

Volunteers are automatically sent emails to re-register when their background check is due.

Volunteer registers ONCE, multiple sites

To get started:

Step 1) Visit: https://appgarden6.app-garden.com/VolTrackWI3269.nsf

Step 2) Read the general information on volunteering and click the link for the Volunteer Tracker Application.

Step 3) Click on the green, “New to the App-Garden? Click Here to Register” link. Enter your email address, create a password and Register. An activation email will be sent to your email address to validate your account.

Step 4) Finish your application. You will receive an email shortly once approved.

If you have questions, please contact your school. Thank you for playing an important part of our school community.

We thank the Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools for their financial support of the Volunteer Tracker.

Academic Tutoring

Tutors work with school staff to increase the academic performance of students in a range of subject areas. We also collaborate with a number of local area non-profit agencies serving children and youth to offer academic tutoring, especially in reading and math. Opportunities to tutor exist in elementary, middle and high school.

If you have a bachelor's degree, you can mentor a student and share some of your real-life experiences. A mentor is both a friend and a counselor, providing advice and guidance that help students meet the challenges of high school and prepare them for the college experience.

There are countless opportunities to volunteer in our schools beyond academic tutoring: helping in a library or the school office, assisting parents during enrollment, or chaperoning a field trip. To volunteer at a specific school, contact that school directly.

Title VI – Indian Education

Title VI Indian Education is a federal project designed to provide eligible Indian and Alaska Native students with tutoring, cultural enrichment, and other services designed to meet the "culturally related academic needs" of AI/AN students. For information on programming please contact Instructional Resource Teacher, Tara Tindall.

If you would like to talk further about these or other volunteer opportunities, please contact our Community Partnerships Coordinator at 608-663-4941.